Franklayn is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived at the francland or freeland. It the surname Franklayn originally derived from the Old French word Francland which referred to dweller at the freeland. The surname Franklayn is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree.

Early History of the Franklayn family

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Franklayn Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Franklayn family name include Frankland, Franklands, Franckland, Francklands and many more.

Early Notables of the Franklayn family (pre 1700)

Distinguished members of the family include Jocosa or Joyce Frankland (1531-1587), an English philanthropist; William Frankland (died 1640), an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1628 to 1629 and in 1640; Richard Frankland (1630-1698) was an English nonconformist from Rathmell, a hamlet in... Another 46 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Franklayn Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Franklayn family to the New World and Oceana

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Franklayn surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Anne Franklaind who settled in Virginia in 1643; John Frankland settled in Virginia in 1700; Mr. Frankland settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1775.